KC from Casey

Three quarter time and Casey staring down the barrel with Bendigo Gold about to score the first (and most likely last) win of its brief history. Bendigo leads by 8 points - 10.9.69 to 8.13.61.

Michie responds and it's an 8 point game.

Blease gets his second but Bendigo replies. Lead is 14 points in the shadows of ¾ time.

Bendigo extends its lead to almost three goals over the lifeless Scorpions.

Gold get the lead back with the next two and Maxy hits the post from 15 metres out. Ouch! Scorps down by 10 points and things are looking ominous halfway through the third.

Big Jack Fitzpatrick marks and goals to kick start the Scorpions in the second half and give then the lead.

The first thing he has to do is bite the bullet and make another application for draft assistance. If the rule allowing for this is on the books then forget the politics, we need to apply because its plain to see that after eight years, we qualify and we need to take advantage of every legally available means to help our recruiting people improve our list. Watching Casey struggle today against a team that has decided to fold at the end of the year merely reinforces my viewpoint that we are being held back by a poor list that lacks depth and strong measures need to be taken.

Half Time and Bendigo Gold lead by 4 points 6.6.42 to 5.8.38. Sam Blease kicked a late goal, the only one for the quarter for the visitors. Just to provide some perspective, in the equivalent game at Casey Fields last year, the Scorpions led by 34 points at ½ time on the way to a 129 point win. And that was after they lost full forward Jesse Hogan to a knee injury early in the game.

The insipid Casey Scorpions are 4.4.28 to Bendigo 6.5.41 at the 20 minute mark of the second.

Another goal to Bendigo - their lead out to 8 points.

Casey trail after Bendigo kicks the first goal of the second term.

Quarter Time: Casey Scorpions 4.3.27 to Bendigo Gold 3.5.23

That's better - consecutive goals to Strauss & Barry give the Scorpions the edge - 3.3.21 to 1.5.11.

Dull weather, dull game. Casey trails by 2 points - 1.3.9 to 1.5.11.

Max Gawn, the lone Casey goalkicker as the Scorps trail 7 to 10.

Early in the game at cold, cold Bendigo and nothing much happening. Bendigo lead 0.2.2 to 0.0.0.

Port Melbourne win a close one by eight points, a great effort by the Casey Scorpions given the club's injury list. 2014 AFL Victoria Development League Casey Scorpions 4.0.24 5.5.35 7.9.51 9.12.66 Port Melbourne 3.3.21 7.4.46 8.6.54 10.14.74 Goals Casey Scorpions Jackson Rosier Waters 2 Bundle Drew Thomas Port Melbourne Johnson 3 McKenzie Magner 2 Hogan Keogh Michaliades Best Casey Scorpions Paredes Waters Shiels Rosier Jackson Corrigan Port Melbourne Johnston McKenzie Keogh Thornton Robinson Vearing

Still close at 3/4 with Port 3 points up: 51 - 54.

Half Time in the development league game and Casey is not without a chance although it trails Port Melbourne 7.4.46 to 5.5.35.

Quarter Time in the development squad and Casey Scorpions lead 4.0.24 to Port Melbourne 3.3.21

Casey Scorpions have confirmed two new debutants to the senior team for its clash with Bendigo Gold - Dale Gawley and MFC international rookie from New Zealand, Maia Westrupp.

Peter Jackson VFL BENDIGO v CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 12th July, 2014 Queen Elizabeth Oval Bendigo at 2.00 pm BENDIGO B: Wallen Valles Hayes HB: J Collins Archard McFarlane C: Stroobants Magin Toman HF: Heavyside Downie Farrelly F: Pollock Sheahan Sketcher FOLL: Redfern Byrne Aarts I/C (from): Biffin Clark Donnen Greene* Hough Lambden McInnes McIvor Pridgeon Walls CASEY SCORPIONS B: Godfrey Davis Georgiou HB: Nicholson Panozza Strauss C: Blease Morris Clisby HF: Harmes Rutherford Barry F: Best Fitzpatrick Page FOLL: Gawn Michie Salem I/C (from): Anderson Corrigan Corry Gawley* Lang Scott Thomas Welsh Westrupp * 23rd player AFL Victoria Development League PORT MELBOURNE v CASEY SCORPIONS Saturday 12th July 2014 North Port Oval at 11.00am PORT MELBOURNE B: Knowles Woodley Plant HB: Thornton Henderson Magner C: Hayes Keogh Michaliades HF: Johnson Prowse Gordon F: Scipione Bonaddio Raru FOLL: Prowse Woods McKenzie I/C (from): Anderson Hogan Jenkins C Johnston Kelly-Mansell Lawson Neale Robinson Vearing CASEY SCORPIONS B: Corry Corrigan Shiels HB: Welsh Thwaites J McDonald C: Symons Rosier West HF: Jackson Rennie Anderson F: Murray Westrupp Lang FOLL: Thomas Drew Paredes I/C: Bundle Collins Currie Davidson Del Papa Hillard Pears Waters Winderlich

Can we get a goal tonight?

Finally, a win to the Casey Scorpions whose development league team scored beat Werribee Tigers by 13 points. AFL Victoria Development League Casey Scorpions 1.1.7 4.2.26 8.3.51 11.8.74 Werribee Tigers 4.2.26 6.7.43 7.9.51 8.13.61 Goals Casey Scorpions Drew Lang Rennie Waters 2 Davidson Paredes Saunders Werribee Tigers Robinson 2 Burton Harper Henderson Iles Sharp Taylor Best Casey Scorpions Paredes Drew Jackson Waters Shiels West Werribee Tigers Harper Iles Graham Lang Buchanan Robinson

Half Time in the Development League game Casey Scorpions 4.2.26 trail Werribee Tigers 6.7.43.